Winery Quinta Da PenseiraReserva
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The Reserva of the Winery Quinta Da Penseira is in the top 0 of wines of Beiras.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Da Penseira's Reserva.
Discover the grape variety: Brayades
Most certainly from the Rhone Valley, it was practically only found in the Ardèche. Today, it has almost disappeared and the photographs below may be the last ones as the strain we found has since been pulled out. - Synonymy: exbrayat, to be used in the masculine form (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Quinta Da Penseira
The Winery Quinta Da Penseira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beiras
Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').
The word of the wine: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
